Manfrotto 3D Camera Mount

[Luke Bellani]

I have two new, never used Manfrotto 056 Camera Mount ideasl for piggybacking a camera (DSLR or other) onto a scope, tripod or other.

These sell for around $80.00 from Ted's camera stores

http://www.teds.com.au/manfrotto-056-3d-junior-head

I'm asking $60.00 each including postage within Australia.

I've been using one of these on my rig for several years and I can say from personal experience that it is a very strong, stable and very easily adjusted camera mounting.

Please PM if interested.

Cheers,
Luke

[PostalRuhl]

Looks handy! But how can it be mounted on a scope? Sorry just wondering since ive never done piggybacking.

[pmrid]

For anyone with a Polarie or an iOptron-type tracker that sits on a tripod, these will be great for fine-tuning a SCP alignment. Put the Manfrotto on the tripod and then attach the Polarie etc to that, tilt to correspond to Latitude and rough align to true south and then fine-tune the azimuth while looking through your reticle or other device. SHould be capable of quite fine adjustments.

Peter

[PostalRuhl]

Sweet! thx pmrid :) I will take it, luke.

[PostalRuhl]

Pm sent

[Luke Bellani]

OK. great.
Looks like both have sold.

The easiest way to mount it is to screw it to the top of one of the scope rings. That's what I do anyway (to the rear one).

Cheers.

[PostalRuhl]

Great! This will make imaging much easier for me :) oorah